NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the world’s fifth-largest military spender, with its defence expenditure nearly nine times higher than Pakistan’s, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). However, India must...

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Following recent disruptions in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for urgent, collective action to strengthen infrastructure and achieve the ambitious goal of one billion daily UPI transactions within the next...

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MOHALI: In a heartbreaking development, the 21-year-old daughter of a close aide to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa has been found dead under suspicious circumstances in Canada. Vanshika Saini, daughter of Davinder Saini, had been pursuing higher...

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NEW DELHI: India on Monday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations, citing Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s “open confession” about his country’s history of supporting and training terrorists. Speaking at the UN,...

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HUBBALLI: A Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) on Train No. 16591 Mysuru-Hubballi Hampi Express allegedly slapped a passenger and threw away his phone after the latter requested him to speak in Kannada. The incident occurred in Bengaluru on Thursday night and comes amid...

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North Korea officially confirmed on Monday that it has deployed troops to Russia to aid Moscow’s efforts in reclaiming the Kursk region, marking Pyongyang’s first direct involvement in a major international conflict since the Korean War. According to a statement...

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